Welcome to Reception

Introductionto phonics

Areas of Learning and Development

• Personal, Social and Emotional Development

• Creative Development• Physical Development• Knowledge and

Understanding of the World• Problem solving, Reasoning

and Number• Communication, Language

and Literacy

Communication, Language and Literacy

• Language for communication• Language for thinking• Linking sounds and letters• Reading• Writing• Handwriting

It is now a requirement that reception children are taught 20 mins

of letters and sounds per day.

It is recommended that Year 1 and 2 children also receive 20mins

per day.

Linking sounds and lettersELGs

• Hear and say the sounds in words in the order in which they occur.

• Link sounds to letters, naming and sounding the letters of the alphabet.

• Use their phonic knowledge to write simple regular words and make phonetically plausible attempts at more complex words.

ReadingELG

• Read a range of familiar and common words and simple sentences

• Read left to right, top to bottom

• Recall narratives in the correct sequence using story language.

WritingELG

• Use their phonic knowledge to write simple regular words and make attempts at unknown words.

• Writing for different purposes.• Write own names, captions, labels, and

simple sentences.

HandwritingELG

• Use a pencil and hold it effectively to form recognisable letters, most of which are correctly formed.

Letters and Sounds programmePhonics and reading skills are now taught in 6 distinct phases.These phases are set out in the letters and sounds document.

Phase 1

Showing an awareness of rhyme and alliteration.

* Distinguishing between sounds in the environment and phonemes.

* Exploring and experimenting with sounds and words.

* Discriminating speech sounds in words.

* Beginning to orally blend and segment phonemes.

Phase 2

Phase 2 ( up to 6 weeks)

Set 1- s a t pSet 2- i n m dSet 3- g o c kSet 4- ck e u rSet 5- h b f/ff l/ll ss

Tricky words- the, to, no, go

By the end of Phase 2 they should be able to…

• Find the 19 letters when given the sounds• Give the sound when shown a letter• Orally blend and segment vc and cvc

words• Read the 5 tricky words- the, to, I, no, go• May be able to apply this knowledge to

write captions eg The cat sat on the mat.• May be forming all the letters correctly.

Phase 3 (up to 12 weeks)

• Approx 12 weeks• Main purpose is to teach another 25

graphemes, mostly comprising of two letters e.g. oa.

• Continue blending and segmenting and apply to writing 2 syllable words and captions.

• Learn letter names• More tricky words and how to spell them.

Phase 4 ( up to 6 weeks)

• Main purpose is to consolidate children’s knowledge of graphemes in spelling and reading words containing adjacent consonants e.g. Lift, jump, milk, thump and polysyllabic words e.g. children, windmill

• Automatic reading of decodable and tricky words is the ultimate goal.

• Phase 5 in year 1

So…how is this taught in school?

•Daily phonics lessons

•Jolly phonics

•Adult focused activities

•Independent learning.

What can I do to help my child?

Phonics books• Draw, write ( you or child), stick in

words and objects with the phoneme of the day in them. Can be at start, middle or end of word.

• Do it every day and recap on previous days letters (if you can findthe time)

• Ensure correct formation and pronunciation. -- Have listen

Key words• These are words that are either one of the

“high frequency” words that children have to know by the end of Reception OR “tricky words” that can’t be decoded and need to be learned by sight.

• New key words will appear in your child’s word pot on a regular basis. New words will only be added if children know the existing words they have been given

• If they can read them, then they can begin to spell them.

How to support reading at home:

• Show good reading methods and attitude with library books or own books.

• Read simple captions and labels with your child.

• Once a good number of phonemes/graphemes and key words are known reading books will be issued (usually towards the end of Spring Term)

Where can I go to find out more?

www.nationalstrategies.standards.dcsf.gov.uk/node/84969

http://www.letters-and-sounds.com/phase-2-games.html

This is great for some games children can play at home that they have already had experience with

at school!

ANY QUESTIONS?

THANK YOUPlease make sure you have a

phonics booklet…